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March 13, 2026 10:23 AM
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US Central Command has confirmed that an American military refuelling plane went down in Iraq, and rescue efforts are underway. The KC-135 aircraft was part of the operation against Iran, but the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the military said in a statement. US Central Command...
March 13, 2026 8:27 AM
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed serious concern over the escalating crisis in West Asia, warning that the situation poses a major threat to global peace and security. In a social media post, Guterres said the unfolding conflict has caused immense suffering for civilians a...
March 13, 2026 8:02 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli attacks have killed top Iranian nuclear scientists. Speaking at a news conference last night, Netanyahu denounced Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as a puppet of the Revolutionary Guards who cannot appear in public...
March 13, 2026 7:44 AM
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Military activity across West Asia has intensified over the past few hours with fresh strikes and aerial interceptions reported in several parts of the region. The Israeli military says its aircraft carried out strikes in Tehran, targeting checkpoints run by the Basij paramilitary force. According t...
March 12, 2026 10:32 PM
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In Sri Lanka, the Criminal Investigation Department has informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that it has filed three key allegations linked to investigations into the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings against the former State Intelligence Service chief Maj. Gen. (Retd) Suresh Salley. The former ...
March 12, 2026 10:26 PM
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Flight operations by Indian carriers to and from Riyadh have resumed from today. In a statement, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said it is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the West Asia region and its impact on air travel between India and Gulf countries in the region. The Ministry sai...
March 12, 2026 10:12 PM
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Gulf Cooperation Council countries are intensifying coordination after a series of attacks that have pushed the region into one of its most serious security crises in decades. Officials say the bloc has shifted from diplomatic mediation to a posture of active defence following the escalation that be...
March 12, 2026 7:50 PM
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The Indian Army has launched a Major Bridge Project in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu. The Ministry of Defence said the bridge links Colombo, the capital city, with the key economic centre of Puttalam along the vital coastal corridor passing through the Chilaw district. It added that the pro...
March 12, 2026 7:44 PM
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Two special Kuwait Airways cargo flights have carried fresh food from India to Kuwait on Thursday, arranged by Fair Exports India, a division of Lulu Group. The first flight, KU5006, an Airbus A330-900, departed Cochin International Airport at ten-forty in the morning and landed in Kuwait at one-thi...
March 12, 2026 5:26 PM
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India has dispatched a consignment of essential life-saving medicines to Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as humanitarian assistance, being transported onboard INS Trikand. In a social media post, the External Affairs Ministry reiterated the country’s commitment in supporting ...
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